From the garden trap, 28/06/09 - 02/07/09

Four superb nights in the garden produced a whopping total of 1664 of 154sp., including 5 garden ticks. 29/06/2009 Total catch 334 of 84sp. (125W MV 199 of 76sp., 80W actinic 135 of 49sp.) First for year in garden: Paraswammerdamia nebulella 1 Acleris forsskaleana 2 Lobesia abscisana 1 Epiblema roborana 1 Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella) 1 Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella) 25 Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta) 2 Small Blood-vein (Scopula imitaria) 1 Large Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata) 1 Engrailed (Ectropis bistortata) 1 Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) 1 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 1 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua fimbriata) 1 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) 1 Highest counts: Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 24 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 22 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 17 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) 11 Crambus pascuella 10 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 10 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 10 30/06/2009 Total catch 480 of 112sp. (125W MV 278 of 87sp., 80W actinic 202 of 75sp.) First for garden: Eudonia pallida 1 Brown Scallop (Philereme vetulata) 1 First for year in garden: Anthophila fabriciana 1 Cherry Fruit Moth (Argyresthia pruniella) 6 Batia unitella 3 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 3 Pine Shoot Moth (Rhyacionia buoliana) 1 Grapholita janthinana 1 Agriphila straminella 2 Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata) 1 Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) 1 Scarce Footman (Eilema complana) 2 Gothic (Naenia typica) 1 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 1 Highest Counts: Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 39 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 30 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 25 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 24 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 18 Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica) 14 Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata) 12 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 10 Blastodacna hellerella 10 Marbled Beauty 30/06/2009 - variations on a theme 01/07/2009 Total catch 366 of 92sp. (125W MV 199 of 78sp., 80W actinic 167 of 57sp.) First for garden: Marasmarcha lunaedactyla 1 First for year in garden: Blastobasis adustella 1 Limnaecia phragmitella 4 Highest counts: Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 33 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 32 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 29 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 18 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 15 Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 11 Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica) 10 02/07/2009 Total catch 484 of 103sp. (125W MV 275 of 81sp., 80W actinic 209 of 69sp.) First for garden: Argyresthia retinella 1 Aleimma loeflingiana 1 First for year in garden: Coleophora mayrella 1 Oegoconia quadripuncta 1 Cydia splendana 1 Catoptria pinella 1 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 5 Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata) 2 Pebble Prominent (Notodonta ziczac) 1 Clouded Brindle (Apamea epomidion) 1 Pale Mottled Willow (Paradrina clavipalpis) 1 Scarce Silver-lines (Bena bicolorana) 1 Highest counts: Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 74 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 49 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 27 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 27 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 13 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 13 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) 14 Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 11 Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica) 10